R D S wrote:
A wave of pride came over me yesterday, I had hung (hanged?) 3
upstairs doors using our bathroom as a workshop (hardly New Yankee)
and 'er indoors said to me..."That's the most mess you've ever made!"

Anyway, our house was built 100 years ago and apparently they had no
concern whatsoever for level/square so much planing was needed.
All the doors fit and open and close adequately but there isn't a
uniform gap all around between the door and the casing. I had to call
it a day as night was drawng in and I wanted closure. The door sides
are straight but some gaps range from 2-4mm from one corner to
another, I can't decide whether to pull them and plane/sand until
perfect. How anal is it normal to be about this?

If you are really pedantic, you could try taking the architraves off and
packing/easing the frame in or out to get an even gap - but if it 'looks ok'
then is it worth that trouble?

Also, in the other 'plane', when closing one of the doors...
the door is aligned at the hinge end but at the handle end the door
connects at the bottom but there is a 5mm gap at the top, the casing
must be twisted.

Again, you could sort that out using the above method - or you could try
moving the hinges in or out in relation to the frame.

I can come to a compromise on this by budging one of the hinges or if
I force closure (with a little bolt at the top) will the door
eventually conform?

Cheers
Rick

PS, when the other half removes the old doors before you start is this
her being helpful or devious, because as we were buying the doors she
was muttering something about my tendancy to 'lose momentum'!

Crafty!

Cash